This is a pretty esoteric list: words that end with “sm,” excluding ones that end with the suffix “ism.” If you include the ones with that suffix– ageism, sexism, dadaism– the list becomes too unmanageable.

To achieve this effect the good reporter’s report must be individual. It must restore to his experience the uniqueness it rightly possesses– and which worn-out language tries to rob it of. Nietzsche argued that language was originally developed to shield mankind from the inconceivable welter of pre-linguistic reality in which everything– every tree, stone, and breath of wind– was unique. To simplify this mind-jamming variety, language supplied category words– stone, tree, wind– which allowed man to generalize. Though this brought gains, it also entailed losses, because the individuality each creature actually possesses is now hidden beneath the grey blanket of words.

I had never considered language to be an impediment to how we view the world, but I think Nietzsche was right to point out that in some circumstances it can be.

I always liked the way the way certain attributes are described in French. In English we say, “She is beautiful,” or “He is fat,” but in French they say “She has beauty,” “He has fat.” I like the way appearances are considered not an intrinsic part of the person, but just something they have with them for the moment.